130 AUT. BOT, 
lax do L. Virg. to Louisiana, stem terete rugose 
leaves obl. thick coriaceous reticul. 3nerve, 
smooth acute at both ends, ombels multifl. sub- 
sess. on a capitate peduncle, formed of abortive 
fl. This G. differs fr. Smilax by berry mono- 
sperm, one stigma, fem. fl. with 3 abortive sta- 
mens &c. Lofty vine. - 
945, Parilax pumila Raf. neog. 36 Sm. pu- 
mila Walt. Elliot, pnbera Mx. humble prostrate 
Vine, leaves obl. cordate acute hairy beneath, 
ombels as in last, berries ovate acute red, El- 
liot calls them white—I suspect that Sm. lanceo- 
lata and heterophyla belong to this G. the om- 
bels are similar. 
ANIKETON Raf. diff. Smilax. fl. capitatis 
calix parvus tripartitus, masc. stam. 3? fem. ca- 
lix brevissimis, baccis monosp. capitatis—near 
Parillax, habit similar but fl. not umbellate, the 
name is grecian for Smilax. 
946, Aniketon coriaceum Raf. inermis, ra- 
mis angulatis flexuosis, petiolis amplex. fol. 
perennis coriaceis ellipt. obtusis vel retusis un- 
datis glaucescens, glabris, 5 nervis, rugoso-re- 
ticulatis, capitulis petiolis subeq. brevissime pe- 
duncul. baccis globosis rubris—Cuba, found by 
Jalambic, leaves uncial, flowers and berries mi- 
nute, 
NEMENXIS Raf. neog. 37, distinct habit,her- 
baceous, some leaves opposite or vertic, flowers 
in multiflore ombels on long peduncles, sepals re- 
flexed, stamens filiform, 6 sterile in fem. fl. 3lo- 
bate stigmas, berry 3loc. 6sp. by abortion 3-4sp. 
—The name means 6 threads, I had only 2 types 
in 1825, I now have 4 species if not 5. 
947, Nemexis nigra Raf. neog. Smilax her- 
bacea L. O. known by cordate leaves, pubes- 
cent beneath. acum, 5-7nerved, peduncles com- 
